-Akihabara
radio kaikan (there is 1 floor full with gunpla mod)
Liberty 4 (long walk from the station)

other place i unno

Liberty 3 went bankrupt ;(

Lately the quality of Tamiya masking tape is like shit. Almost no difference than generic masking tape sold at hardware. My MG Justice head looks like a dropped pie on the floor.

Yes airbrushed. I did not top coat after painting, I wanted to top coat when I've snapped most pieces together.

Not very OCD (maybe some??) but I wanted to top coat because some pieces will get scratches easily when I'm done painting and snapping the pieces together...

Is it normal though? I'm not experienced enough to judge the quality of the finish. But the gunmetal parts are super durable, the blood red feels tough too but the matte black...it feels rough on touch and it feels like it's very weak. Very prone to scratches.

Does top coating the parts mitigates this problem?
Surprisingly the inner frame (gunmetal) is super durable. Only the matte black is very prone to scratches. Does top coating the parts before putting them back together mitigates the problem?

I can't really bring myself to like scale of HG and RG (except for big kits like kshatriya). BTW, are older kits like Zaku II Johnny Ridden weaker in terms of plastic quality? I've did 2 MG (red frame bandai and strike noir (DM)), the dragon momoko was the first kit I've ever painted with a lot of mistakes. But it didn't really break or anything when I was putting the kits back together.

The plastic of the zaku seems very weak (post paint). Did the paint made it a lot weaker? I've so far broken 3 parts already.

Better is not my point though. My point is my preference is MG. It's a personal thing, I don't mean other grades are bad. lol BTW, I only have 3 kits, so my taste my change later

Most of my problems are not on ABS though. It's the armor piece. Maybe it's my problem, cause I used too much force.

Maybe zaku kits has tighter parts cause dragon momoko kit actually gave me less problems. Eh..... What to do la.. Deal with it lol

It was... not very far/close....about 1 samsung note of distance? (sorry, can't really think of another way of telling the distance)

It's possible that I may have sprayed a bit too close.. since I think it was windy that day.........

I've since asked around and I was told to sand my primed surface as well. So since you recommended me to do this as well, is it safe to say that primer's surface finish affects the final paint coat? Like if the primer itself gives a very rough finish, the paint will came out very rough as well?

I asked because this is my 2nd kit painted kit and the first kit had similar finish albeit different color but same primer. Also, if the primer is rough, paint finish is rough, will the top coat be rough as well? As in, spotty finish...?

This must be due to good reception of the bust version

http://figsoku.net/blog-entry-103172.html

Hi Guys,

I got a can of hobby top-coat which seat in dust for N years already.
Does it still able to use & the effect still there?

Looks like bandai is releasing full metal panic model kits.....

1) I use it on all parts of my gunpla with panel lines that needs to be cleaned, the part that cracked is the tip of my skirting rifle of my MG Freedom 2.0, the material is PS. My kit is genuine Bandai kit.

2) should be genuine Zippo, I purposely go buy in a tobacco/cigarette shop in Sunway Pyramid, RM13++

Just buy what you guys like, build and be happy.

on another note...i dont see many people building the mazinger.....why ah ?

Share some WIP pics. Don't mind seeing.

Maybe because the design isnt appealing and not many know the existence of model kit. Before new HG and SDCS we got the old one made from 2001. Also Mazinger is mostly about action figure & chogokin toy.

Finished my first kit today, it is so badass.

Dont have mark setter yet. Not sure water decal can last or not without mark setter.

Ive a friend coming from overseas needs recommendation on gundam. Any favourite shops that i can recommend him when he comes over in end of April this year?
Location kl only